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Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar: ‘This is the beginning of a soft coup’Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar: ‘This is the beginning of a soft coup’

Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar: ‘This is the beginning of a soft coup’

By Sengo Perez Lima  Published Aug. 20 in the Uruguayan newspaper, Brecha (brecha.com.uy). Translation by Michael Otto. Sengo Pérez: Did…

August 27, 2021
Behind the forced resignation of Peru’s Foreign Minister Héctor BéjarBehind the forced resignation of Peru’s Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar

Behind the forced resignation of Peru’s Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar

By  Carlos Aznárez  Source: Resumen Latinoamericano, Aug. 19, translated by Resumen English and edited by Workers World. The government of…

August 27, 2021
PDF of August 26 issuePDF of August 26 issue

PDF of August 26 issue

Download the PDF. Afghanistan: New U.S. sanctions threaten mass hunger ALSO: Oakland vs highway patrol; Free Alex Saab! Black trans…

August 26, 2021
U.S. plans – sanctions and famine for AfghanistanU.S. plans – sanctions and famine for Afghanistan

U.S. plans – sanctions and famine for Afghanistan

Aug. 23 — U.S. politicians and journalists are all feigning deep concern about leaving behind tens of thousands of Afghans…

August 24, 2021
Rain in Greenland?Rain in Greenland?

Rain in Greenland?

A story that made its way into numerous media toward the end of August concerned rain falling at Summit, the…

August 24, 2021
The tears of empireThe tears of empire

The tears of empire

The following lightly edited commentary aired on Prison Radio August 17. With the dramatic fall of Kabul, through the forces…

August 24, 2021
You’ve heard it all beforeYou’ve heard it all before

You’ve heard it all before

We’ve heard it all before. The U.S. government claims a plot, an aggression or a humanitarian crisis in another country.…

August 23, 2021
Alex Saab’s Letter: No retreat, No surrender!Alex Saab’s Letter: No retreat, No surrender!

Alex Saab’s Letter: No retreat, No surrender!

The Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran, Alex Saab, reiterated his call for justice, through a letter received through his lawyers,…

August 23, 2021
The United States intensifies Haiti’s sufferingThe United States intensifies Haiti’s suffering

The United States intensifies Haiti’s suffering

What Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said and did in a brief trip to Miami Aug. 19 reflects and…

August 23, 2021
Beware the siren song: Women’s liberation and AfghanistanBeware the siren song: Women’s liberation and Afghanistan

Beware the siren song: Women’s liberation and Afghanistan

This article originally appeared in Workers World, Dec. 6, 2001. As U.S. bombing and troop presence has intensified in Afghanistan,…

August 20, 2021